US EditionMissing Virginia high school football coach wanted on charges of child pornography
Travis Turner faces 10 warrants for child pornography and soliciting a minor as he remains missing during his team's undefeated playoff run, Virginia State Police said.
- Virginia State Police confirmed an active search began Friday for Travis Turner, 46, Union High School head football coach last seen Nov. 20; Bureau of Criminal Investigation agents visited his Appalachia home.
- Wise County Schools placed an unnamed staff member on administrative leave with pay while an external agency reviews an allegation, describing it as standard procedure and not a determination of wrongdoing.
- Search teams focused on woods near Turner’s residence using drones, K-9 units, ground crews and a helicopter; Turner, 6-foot-3 and 260 pounds, was last seen walking into the woods wearing gray sweat clothing.
- Assistant coach Jay Edwards has led the Union High School Bears in Turner's absence, keeping the team unbeaten at 12-0 and advancing to face Ridgeview on Nov. 29.
- The community has reacted with shock and organized prayer vigils as search teams concentrated Monday around Appalachia with K-9s and drones, while officials have not said if foul play is suspected.
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Football coach who went missing before undefeated team’s playoff game is wanted on criminal charges
Virginia State Police say a high school football coach who disappeared days ago before his undefeated team’s playoff game is being sought on charges of possessing child sexual abuse material...
A Virginia high school football coach who has been missing since last week is wanted for possession of child pornography and other charges related to applying for a minor, Virginia State Police announced Tuesday. State police said he learned on Thursday that 46-year-old Travis Turner was missing while heading to his home in Appalachia, a West Virginia town of less than 2,000 inhabitants, as part of an investigation that had not previously reveal…
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Football Coach Who Went Missing Before Undefeated Team’s Playoff Game Is Wanted on Criminal Charges
BIG STONE GAP, Va.—A Virginia high school football coach who disappeared days before his undefeated team’s playoff game is being sought on charges of possessing child sexual abuse material and using a computer to solicit a minor, Virginia State Police said Tuesday. Police said Travis L. Turner, 46, of Appalachia, Virginia, is wanted on warrants obtained Monday for five counts of each charge, adding that additional charges are pending as an inves…
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